Odes

1. Great parent, hail! (Ode for the Centenary of Trinity College, Dublin), for soloists, chorus, strings & continuo, Z. 327
Composed by Henry Purcell
with New Consort

2. If ever I more riches did desire, song for 2 sopranos, tenor, bass, 2 violins & continuo, Z. 544
Composed by Henry Purcell
with New Consort

3. Why, why are all the muses mute? (Welcome Song for James II), for soloists, chorus & instruments, Z. 343
Composed by Henry Purcell
with New Consort

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Average customer rating: The Liszt B minor played as a fascinating tone poem Simply amazing! simply very good Simply amazing - and not only the Sonata Simply amazing - and not only the Sonata

Liszt: Sonata for piano in Bm; Lugubre Gondola No1&2 Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Liszt | Liszt, Franz | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Elegies | Requiems, Elegies & Tombeau | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Character Pieces | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Zimerman, Krystian | ( Z ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Deutsche Grammophon: Music | Specialty Stores | Music Similar Items: Chopin: 4 Ballades/Barcarolle, Op.60/Fantasie in F Claude Debussy: Préludes Franz Schubert: Impromptus D899 & D935 Liszt: Piano Concertos Nos.1 & 2; Totentanz Ravel: The Piano Concertos; Valses nobles et sentimentales ASIN: B000001GF5 Release Date: 1992-04-14

Tracks:

1. Sonate H-Moll In B Minor: Lento assa - Allegro energico-; Andante sostenuto-; Allegro energico
2. Nuages gris
3. La notte
4. La lugubre gondola 2
5. Funerailles

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Krystian Zimerman's brilliant, powerful account makes an extraordinary impression, both in its overall sweep and in its extremely fine resolution of textural detail. The pacing is excellent, the playing electrifyingly virtuosic yet disciplined, the interpretation impassioned yet dry-eyed and impressively controlled. The fugato is taken at an unbelievable clip and rendered with dazzling accuracy and effect. The recording, made in the concert hall of Copenhagen's Tivoli Park in 1990, achieves an outstanding balance between presence and ambience. --Ted Libbey

Customer Reviews:

The Liszt B minor played as a fascinating tone poem.......2006-08-30

I don't have much to add to the praise so deservedly lavished on Zimerman's 1990 account of the Liszt B minor sonata. As noted below, the piano sound is deep, ful, and realistic. Famous accounts by Horowitz and Pollini aren't recorded half as well. Zimerman plays with remarkable originality and variety--he's in a class by himself on that score.

Liszt invented the orchestral toen poem, and this pianist plays an abstract sonata as if it's full of people and places, shifting pscyhological moods and dreamy fantasy. He's ultra-Romantic in the sense that every shrede of imagination is being extracted before our ears. The fillers, mysterious fragments from the late Liszt, are played just as evocatively.

Simply amazing!.......2005-07-08

This is a truly amazing disc. Zimerman has it all: a great sound, a great overall vision of this exceptional work (probably the best work of Liszt) and a stunning virtuosity (listen to the fugato!). For me this is without doubt the best recording of the Liszt sonata, with all respect for all those other great recordings of great masters as Bolet, Argerich, Arrau, Gilels, Pollini, etc.
Do not even hesitate one second, buy this CD!

simply very good.......2005-03-09

That's really one of the best Liszt Sonatas I own on CD. It's probably the best, but that's very hard to tell, if you know Horowitz (let's go...), Argerich (see what my Steinway can bear), PLETNEV (maybe the most virtuosic interpretation), Gilels ("broad"), Curzon (incredibly risky), Cziffra (3 hands), Pogorelich (surprise), etc...
What I really like about this CD is the beautiful sound quality of the piano. Also listen to the other tracks, it's so abysmal Liszt-
I love it- and you will love it too....

Simply amazing - and not only the Sonata.......2002-12-26

Incredible - even compared to Horowitz's this Sonata-recording is breathtaking, but i would like to point out that the other performances on this CD are amazing as well: You hardly can get a good recording of the piano version of La Notte and Zimerman plays it so movingly (it is surely the best what You can find by now), La Lugubre Gondola is also played with much understanding although i prefer it to be a little slower and gloomier (like the Erno Szegedi-recording), the Funerailles is PERFECT!!! No other words to describe! Zimerman is not affraid of using the pedal (most pianists are) as indicated in the beginning of the piece, the funeral march makes one cry, the Chopinesque left-hand octaves in the second half are played with incredible evenness (i only heard such delicacy in that passage from Bolet before). The Nuages Gris is played well as well, although a bit too fast in the beginning i felt.
Alltogether - IF YOU LIKE LISZT'S MUSIC YOU HAVE TO GET THIS DISC.

Simply amazing - and not only the Sonata.......2002-12-26

Incredible - even compared to Horowitz's this Sonata-recording is breathtaking, but i would like to point out that the other performances on this CD are amazing as well: You hardly can get a good recording of the piano version of La Notte and Zimerman plays it so movingly (it is surely the best what You can find by now), La Lugubre Gondola is also played with much understanding although i prefer it to be a little slower and gloomier (like the Erno Szegedi-recording), the Funerailles is PERFECT!!! No other words to describe! Zimerman is not affraid of using the pedal (most pianists are) as indicated in the beginning of the piece, the funeral march makes one cry, the Chopinesque left-hand octaves in the second half are played with incredible evenness (i only heard such delicacy in that passage from Bolet before). The Nuages Gris is played well as well, although a bit too fast in the beginning i felt.
Alltogether - IF YOU LIKE LISZT'S MUSIC YOU HAVE TO GET THIS DISC.

Average customer rating: A Modern Masterpiece Strange discovery ITHE BEST ALBUM OF VANGELIS EVER! It is beyond imagination... No need to understand Greek, this is truely TOP WORK & MUST HAVE!! Simple and wonderful! INCREDIBLE COMBINATION

Odes Irene Papas Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Greece | Continental Europe | Europe | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: L'Apocalypse Des Animaux (1972 TV Documentary) Page of Life Dragon/Hypothesis Opera Sauvage Cousteau's Dream ASIN: B0000072RY Release Date: 1988-06-13

Tracks:

1. 40 Braves
2. Neranzoula (Le Petit Oranger)
3. Danse du Feu
4. Kolokotronei
5. Fleuve
6. Racines
7. Lamento
8. Menousis

Customer Reviews:

A Modern Masterpiece.......2007-05-12

This is Vangelis' greatest work - it is a very contemporary, well advanced for its time, re working of traditional Greek folk songs from the 19th Century using electronics, operatic motifs and complex arrangements-without negating authenticity. Irene Papas is magnificent interpreter of the emotion, depth of these works. She is a master actor and a brilliant vocalist. All Vangelis' other works pale in comparison to ODES.

Strange discovery.......2007-01-16

I was looking for the Odes by Vangelis and Irene Papa for the last 10 years and couldn't find it. It took me about a minute to find it in the Amazon pages. Thank you very much!

ITHE BEST ALBUM OF VANGELIS EVER! It is beyond imagination... No need to understand Greek, this is truely TOP WORK & MUST HAVE!!.......2005-07-09

Someone commented this album ONLY 3 STARS, saying it is not easy flowing as the other works of Vangelis. I can only but disagree. I believe, this is a more PERSONAL work, more GREEK and to the ROOTS performance that perfectly matches Irene Papa and Vangeli. People who are from Greece would most likely chill with the flute performances, vocals and strong melodies Vangelis delivers. I feel transported back in ancient Greece, thing I never experienced before. It makes you mesmerize of Greek islands and a National spirit!

Simple and wonderful!.......2005-02-24

Magic is the word that could describe this album! The simplicity of the melodies and the singing with the modern Vangelis'arrangements create a unique atmosphere. It is a Greek album with a particular modern color thanks to Vangelis and Irene Papas. Even if it was recorded more than 20 years ago sound so fresh and new! Highly recommended!

INCREDIBLE COMBINATION.......2000-06-03

Vangelis at his best combined with the excellent voice and soul of Irini Pappa produced a piece of work worth having by all quality music lovers

Average customer rating: Unrivalled recording......uncommon brilliance. a voice teacher and early music fan Excellent No Bargain Awesome! A high tenor paradise

Purcell: Odes for St. Cecilia's Day - Music for Queen Mary / Taverner Consort Henry Purcell , Emma Kirkby , Charles Daniels , David Thomas , John Mark Ainsley , Michael Chance , Choir & Players Taverner Consort , Roger Covey-Crump , Michael George , Simon Grant , Paul Elliott , and Kevin Smith Manufacturer: EMI Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Odes | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Kirkby, Emma | Divas | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Essential Purcell Purcell: The Fairy Queen Purcell: Songs & Airs / Argenta, North, Boothby, Nicholson, Toll Shakespeare Songs Gabrieli · Monteverdi · Vivaldi - Venetian Church Music / Taverner Consort, Choir & Players · Andrew Parrott ASIN: B00000J2Q8 Release Date: 1999-06-08

Tracks:

1. Music For Queen Mary: Symphony
2. Music For Queen Mary: Welcome To All The Pleasures
3. Music For Queen Mary: Here The Deities Approve - While Joys Celestial
4. Music For Queen Mary: Then Lift Up Your Voices
5. Music For Queen Mary: Beauty, Thou Scene of Love
6. Music For Queen Mary: In A Consort Of Voices
7. Music For Queen Mary: Man That Is Born Of A Woman
8. Music For Queen Mary: In The Midst Of Life
9. Music For Queen Mary: Thou Knowest, Lord
10. Music For Queen Mary: Symphony (Adagio - Allegro) - Adagio
11. Music For Queen Mary: Come Ye Sons Of Art
12. Music For Queen Mary: Sound The Trumpet
13. Music For Queen Mary: Come Ye Sons Of Art
14. Music For Queen Mary: Strike The Viol
15. Music For Queen Mary: The Day That Such A Blessing Gave
16. Music For Queen Mary: Bid The Virtues
17. Music For Queen Mary: These Are The Sacred Charms
18. Music For Queen Mary: See, Nature, Rejoicing
19. Music For Queen Mary: March
20. Music For Queen Mary: Thou Knowest, Lord
21. Music For Queen Mary: Canzona

Tracks:

1. Odes For St. Cecilia's Day: Symphony (Introduction) - Canzona & Adagio - Allegro - Grave - Allegro
2. Odes For St. Cecilia's Day: Hail! Bright Cecilia
3. Odes For St. Cecilia's Day: Hark! Hark! Each Tree
4. Odes For St. Cecilia's Day: 'Tis Nature's Voice
5. Odes For St. Cecilia's Day: Soul Of The World
6. Odes For St. Cecilia's Day: Thou Tun'st This World Below
7. Odes For St. Cecilia's Day: With That Sublime Celestial Lay
8. Odes For St. Cecilia's Day: Voluntary - In D Minor - Wonderous Machine!
9. Odes For St. Cecilia's Day: The Airy Violin
10. Odes For St. Cecilia's Day: In Vain The An'rous Flute
11. Odes For St. Cecilia's Day: The Fife And All The Harmony Of War
12. Odes For St. Cecilia's Day: Let These Amongst Themselves Contest
13. Odes For St. Cecilia's Day: Hail! Bright Cecilia
14. Odes For St. Cecilia's Day: With Rapture Of Delight - Hail! Bright Cecilia

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Andrew Parrott and his Taverner Consort, Choir, and Players have made some of the finest Purcell recordings to have appeared since the period-instrument revival began; unfortunately, most of those discs had been out of print for years. Happily, Virgin has reissued some of Parrott's best work on this reasonably priced two-for-one release. The performances aren't just exemplary, they're something of a landmark: in them Parrott pioneered the now-standard practice of using high tenors rather than falsettists on some of Purcell's low-lying "countertenor" parts. (One example is "Sound the trumpet," a duet for "high" and "low" countertenors from Purcell's ode Come, ye sons of art, sung by falsettist Timothy Wilson and high tenor John Mark Ainsley.) Excellent performances of the Funeral Sentences and Funeral Music for Queen Mary are here as well, but the centerpiece of this set is Hail, bright Cecilia!, the longest and most colorful of Purcell's odes in praise of the patron saint of music. There is some serious competition here--Paul McCreesh and Philippe Herreweghe have made superb recordings of this work--but Parrott edges them out. For example, alone among the ode's conductors on record, Parrott interpolates an organ solo amidst all of the text's praise of the organ (an instrument St. Cecilia was thought to have invented); he also provides appealing variety by using 12 different soloists (as Purcell did at the premiere). Those soloists are an impressive lot--they include Emma Kirkby, David Thomas, Paul Elliott and Charles Daniels (gently enchanting in the tenor duet "In vain the am'rous Flute"), and the Hilliard Ensemble's Rogers Covey-Crump, who gives an extraordinary rendition of the famous and fearsomely difficult air "'Tis Nature's Voice." --Matthew Westphal

Customer Reviews:

Unrivalled recording......uncommon brilliance........2006-11-24

The mind boggles when listening to Purcell. Certainly his was a genius that could vie with any great contrapuntist. It is sad that he had to go so early in his life. But then I guess we wouldn't have seen the rise and rise of Handel.

Having said that, this recording is a marvellous one, one of uncommon brilliance I might add. It does not represent a summary of his work and style, even if restricted to just his vocal music, such was the originality and fertility of his invention. But it is revealing of the enormity of his command of music. Why this composer isn't as well-known as Mozart or Bach, or yes even Handel, I will never know.

I assure all that the quality of these recordings is unrivalled. Careful attention is paid to detail, and a first-rate line up of soloists ensures a world-class performance. I give this recording 5 stars out of five, for a stunning example of excellence and high standards.

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-07-29

This is a 2 CD package which involves 2 different recording dates and recording groups. Disc l: Odes "Welcome to all the Pleasures"-"Funeral Sentences"-"Come Ye sons of Art"-"Funeral Music for Queen Mary". The singers on this disc are:Emily Evera(soprano),Timothy Wilson (countertenor),John Mark Ainsley(tenor),Charles Daniels (tenor) and David Thomas (bass). It was recorded in 1988, Disc 2: ode "Hail Bright Cecelia" with singers Emma Kirkby (soprano),Michael Chance , Kevin Smith (countertenors),Paul Elliot, Neil Jenkins, Andrew King (tenors)and Michael George, Richard Wistreich (basses).This disc was recorded in 1985.Contrary to Westphal's opinion, I do not like tenors to be given solos that should be sung by countertenors; the quality of the tenor voice is not light enough for these tunes. Also Disc 1 has it over disc 2 in quality because the singers are better balanced as to skill than on Disc 2; this is most unfortunate because the better soprano (Kirkby) and the better countertenor (Chance)are on Disc 2. I absolutely do not like the sound of Kevin Smith's voice; it is "edgy" and lacks warmth. In fact, it detracts from whatever he sings on the Disc. There are a lot better recordings of these odes by other conductors; try them if you have no recordings of these at all.

Excellent.......2005-12-01

This is an excellent set of performances of these Purcell gems. The soloists, choir, and instrumentalists are all first rate. The infrequently performed funeral and birthday music for Queen Mary is a real treat. Recommended strongly.

No Bargain.......2004-01-23

I agree with the Editorial Review and the comments posted with this release. These are superb recordings of Purcell's great works. But there is a big problem with this package. This is a Virgin Veritas x2 pack. The original recordings have been bundled up in a space saving jewel case and sold at half the price of the originals. Unfortunately, this comes at cost to the potential buyer. Gone is the original artwork, gone are the original notes by Richard Luckett and Eric Van Tassel, and most seriously, gone are the lyrics of these great works. Unless you already own versions of these works that have the lyrics, this is not the place to start. I strongly urge you to acquire these wonderful works in their original editions from Virgin: Hail! Bright Cecilia on disc #45160 and Come ye sons of art on disc #45159 (for some reason, Amazon has these listed under the label EMI). This release is no bargain.

Awesome! A high tenor paradise.......1999-07-22

What a wonderful recording! The lineup of soloists is simply stunning. There are many of them: practically a different person for each air. This achieves admirable variety, and each voice is a pleasure to hear. I'm a big fan of hautes-contre, so I was really happy to discover that they get to sing most of the "alto" airs on this set. The highlight of this recording is my all time favorite Purcell air 'Tis Nature's Voice, stunningly sung here by Rogers Covey-Crump. I think I've heard just about every 'Tis Nature's Voice ever recorded (except for Rene Jacobs, who I wouldn't really want to hear), and Covey-Crump undeniably gets the most out of it. But my favorite remains Mark Padmore on the Herreweghe recording of Hail! Bright Cecilia. Herreweghe uses fewer soloists (Padmore sings all tenor and half of all countertenor parts), and slower tempi that, in my view, help the singers' intonation. But all in all, the choice ends up being a matter of taste. There is no rational basis to prefer one of these two recordings over the other: both are wonderful.

Average customer rating: La Rose Complete Beauty at its Best Castelnuovo-Tedesco:Romancero Gitano Delicious Phrasing, Luminous Sound Don't miss this one

Romancero Gitano Manufacturer: Rubeda Canis Musica ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Barber | Barber, Samuel | ( B ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Lauridsen | Lauridsen, Morten | ( L ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Thompson | Thompson, Randall | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Modern & 20th Century | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Romantic Gypsy Eric Whitacre: Cloudburst and other choral works ASIN: B00000DFXQ Release Date: 1998-10-20

Tracks:

1. Romancero Gitano: I. Baladilla De Los Tres Rios
2. Romancero Gitano: II. La Guitarra
3. Romancero Gitano: III. Punal
4. Romancero Gitano: IV. Procesion - Paso - Saeta
5. Romancero Gitano: V. Memento
6. Romancero Gitano: VI. Baile
7. Romancero Gitano: VII. Crotalo
8. Les Chansons Des Roses: En Une Seule Fleur
9. Les Chansons Des Roses: Contre Qui, Rose
10. Les Chansons Des Roses: De Ton Reve Trop Plein
11. Les Chansons Des Roses: La Rose Complete
12. Les Chansons Des Roses: Dirait-On
13. Sure On This Shining Night, Op. 13, No. 3
14. Three Elizabethan Madrigals: Weepe, O Mine Eyes
15. Three Elizabethan Madrigals: Like As The Culver On The Bared Bough
16. Three Elizabethan Madrigals: Go, Lovely Rose
17. Three Odes To Horace: Vitas Hinnuelo
18. Three Odes To Horace: Felices Ter
19. Three Odes To Horace: O Fons Bandusiae
20. Bitter Sweet

Customer Reviews:

La Rose Complete.......2000-04-19

Having sung one of the wonderfully crafted pieces on this CD ( La Rose Complete ) I would have to say this CD really can touch your heart and your soul. With my favorite being La Rose Complete, I can't say enough about it- the alto I and alto II part is something majestic, whereas the sopranoI and soprano II part can just blow you away, the tenors sound like distant angels and the bass part in this song is something else. I would recommend this CD to anyone who enjoys classy choir music with a twist a love.

Beauty at its Best.......2000-01-09

Being a lifelong fan of Rock-n-Roll and Rhythym and Blues, I was not expecting to hear classical music that would entirely impress me. THIS is the CD that has greatly changed my indifference towards real music! LA Chamber Singers have a real HIT on their hands! Never before have I heard a group so tightly woven with such beauty in their singing as the LACS. I am especially moved by the Morten Lauridsen 'Les Chansons des Roses'. With the foreplay of the first few songs leading to the climactic 'Dirait-on', I am drawn to tears every time I hear it! Oh, such aural beauty! This CD is a MUST for lovers of beautiful music.

Castelnuovo-Tedesco:Romancero Gitano.......2000-01-04

This CD is full of some of the best choral music I've heard in a long time. If I was forced to choose a favorite, it would be the Lauridsen, "Chansons des Roses". These pieces are performed with great finesse and careful attention to important details like diction, pitch, and dynamics. It is a difficult a capella set to sing, yet it is meticulously performed and is fascinating to hear over and over. The text is very romantic. Beautiful!

Delicious Phrasing, Luminous Sound.......2000-01-01

If you haven't heard the Los Angeles Chamber Singers, you are in for a treat. If you haven't heard this album you will enjoy the depth and variety of the selections. Alternately transcendant and ebullient, these very extraordinary voices float and soar, and the richess of their ensemble leaves me with an almost tactile sense of its luminosity. I was particularly moved by Morten Lauridsen's "Les Chansons des Roses."

Don't miss this one.......1999-12-31

I want to highly recommend this selection. If you haven't tried it you should. The music is exciting and cries out to be heard over and over again. Good listening!

Average customer rating: Heavenly lullaby If you're looking for minimalism... Impecable recording quality...a recording artists dream. Brilliant performance, good sound They can sing this in Heaven

I Am The True Vine: Arvo Part Paul Hillier , Theatre of Voices , and Pro Arte Singers Manufacturer: Harmonia Mundi Fr. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Part | Part, Arvo | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Sacred & Religious | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal Works by Part | Part, Arvo | M to P | Featured Composers, A-Z | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Choruses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music A Cappella | Folk | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Arvo Pärt: De Profundis Orient & Occident Alina - Arvo Part Miserere Arvo Part: Te Deum / Kaljuste, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir ASIN: B00003Z9U9 Release Date: 2000-03-14

Tracks:

1. Bogoroditse Djevo
2. I Am The True Vine
3. Ode IX, from Kanon pokajanen
4. Woman With the Alabaster Box, The
5. Tribute To Caesar
6. BERLINER MESSE with Christopher Bowers-Broadbent organ/Kyrie
7. BERLINER MESSE/Gloria
8. BERLINER MESSE/Erster Alleluiavers
9. BERLINER MESSE/Zweiter Alleluiavers
10. BERLINER MESSE/Veni Sancte Spiritus
11. BERLINER MESSE/Credo
12. BERLINER MESSE/Sanctus
13. BERLINER MESSE/Angus dei

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Contemporary troubador Paul Hillier has been one of the key players behind introducing Arvo Pärt's music to Western audiences, first through recordings with the Hilliard Ensemble and later through his magnificently innovative group Theatre of Voices. I Am the True Vine continues the collaboration by bringing together some truly vintage Pärt compositions from the '90s. Although it exists on disc in a more elaborate version for choir and strings, the 1990 Berlin Mass was originally written for just four solo voices and organ. Pärt later revised the score, returning to that original sonority, which is the version offered here. The consummate preparation of the Theatre of Voices, in which every line is lovingly unfurled, the whole building into a memorable aural sculpture, only heightens a listener's admiration for Pärt's ability to make the seemingly simple profound. We also hear the composer in a more overtly joyful mood than usual in the short first selection, while the title track--a setting of a text from the Gospel of John and one of three world premiere recordings here--is a marvelously organic example of word painting (representing Pärt's choral virtuosity even when it comes to setting English text). --Thomas May

Customer Reviews:

Heavenly lullaby.......2006-08-20

This is the CD on my bedroom CD player that I listen to to "center" myself before going to sleep. It's actually a little intense for lullaby music, stimulating in a profoundly relaxing way.This is the first CD I would take to my desert island.

If you're looking for minimalism..........2003-04-03

I must have been under the false impression that ALL of Arvo Part's work since 1976 (around the time Fur Alina was written) was in the minimalist vein. Well, this recording is certainly not minimalist in any way, shape, or form.

If you are looking for this type of recording, I would recommend you try Part's instrumental works (apart from those written before '76).

This disc sounds more like neo-rennaisance madrigals and motets. If you are looking for a modern composer doing this type of work, look no further. However, if you are expecting another Fur Alina you will be greatly disappointed.

Impecable recording quality...a recording artists dream........2001-01-06

The best choral recording on the market period. So great in fact that I use this CD to test mid-range imagining on high end speakers. The tones are so pure....that you'll agree this is the CD you spent over 600. a speaker for, bar none.

Brilliant performance, good sound.......2000-09-14

The CD "I am the true vine" with works by Arvo Part is my first more thorough encounter with this composer. The sound of his music - even in the more modern parts - is always very pleasing and somewhat "easy" to listen to. In how far, however, is Part's music conveying more than just the full, well set choral sound? In my opinion, Arvo Part delivers a general feeling about the text, but it takes some time to get acquainted to the unusual style where voices join and drop out of the setting during single words, and in some cases, the emphases in the rhythm of the music do not fit the pronounciation needed in the text (that's why there are only 4 stars).

The CD presents various works, from the "Berliner Messe" - a rather advanced arrangement - via some biblical themes in English to nearly folk-style slavic tunes. This variety makes this CD probably a good start for people like me who want to know more about Part's work. The recording is nearly flawless, and the ensembles directed by Paul Hillier do a very good job.

They can sing this in Heaven.......2000-08-24

This disc is my first introduction to Arvo Part, and I was awestruck. This mystical work sounds like chant but informed by a millenium of musical advancement. I won't venture an opinion for people who aren't Christian (though I daresay they'd appreciate the music), but personally the communion of saints can sing this in Heaven. The title track alone brought me to tears. The singers are excellent and courageous and the encoding quality of the disc seems flawless. Incidentally, it's amazing Part could make such a startling and moving modern Mass setting and still make it singable for everyday liturgical use.

Average customer rating: a voice teacher and early music fan

Purcell: Royal and Ceremonial Odes Manufacturer: Hyperion UK ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Odes | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Purcell: Come ye sons of Art; Welcome, viceregent of the mighty king; Why are all the Muses mute? ASIN: B000002ZL7 Release Date: 1993-11-15

Tracks:

1. Arise, My Muse Z320
2. Arise, My Muse Z320 - Alto
3. Arise, My Muse Z320 - Chorus: Ritornello
4. Arise, My Muse Z320 - Tenor & Bass: Chorus
5. Arise, My Muse Z320 - Alto
6. Arise, My Muse Z320 - Two Altos: Chorus, Ritornello
7. Arise, My Muse Z320
8. Arise, My Muse Z320 - Alto, Tenor & Bass
9. Arise, My Muse Z320 - Alto
10. Arise, My Muse Z320 - Bass: Alto: Chorus
11. Welcome To All The Pleasures Z339
12. Welcome To All the Pleasures Z339 - Alto, Tenor & Bass: Chorus: Ritornello
13. Welcome To All The Pleasures Z339 - Alto: Ritornello
14. Welcome To All The Pleasures Z339 - Two Sopranos & Bass: Ritornello
15. Welcome To All The Pleasures Z339 - Alto, Tenor & Bass: Chorus
16. Welcome To All The Pleasures Z339 - Ritornello: Tenor: Ritornello
17. Welcome To All The Pleasures Z339 - Tenor: Chorus
18. Now Does The Glorius Day Appear Z332
19. Now Does The Glorius Day Appear Z332 - Chorus: Ritornello
20. Now Does The Glorius Day Appear Z332 - Tenor & Bass
21. Now Does The Glorius Day Appear Z332 - Tenor: Ritornello
22. Now Does The Glorius Day Appear Z332 - Chorus: Ritornello
23. Now Does The Glorius Day Appear Z332
24. Now Does The Glorius Day Appear Z332 - Alto: Ritornello
25. Now Does the Glorius Day Appear Z332 - Two Basses
26. Now Does The Glorius Day Appear Z332 - Soprano, Alto & Tenor
27. Now Does The Glorius Day Appear Z332 - Tenor: Ritornello
28. Now Does The Glorius Day Appear Z332 - Chorus

Customer Reviews:

a voice teacher and early music fan.......2006-04-03

Like so much of his enormous output, many of Purcell's Odes and Welcome Songs are largely forgotten. No less than 24 of these survived: four celebrate St. Cecelia's Day, nine are for the welcome of royalty, six celebrate the birthdays of Queen Mary and the remainder are "one-offs"( single celebrations of different kinds). The libretti are fairly banal and are always obsequious to royalty. However, Purcell did much altering of the words and refused to be hampered by the text. As the satirist Thomas Brown summed up:"For where the Author's scanty words have failed,Your happier Graces, Purcell,have prevail'd".This disc has 3 of the Odes: Arise My Muse,Welcome to all the Pleasures, and Now Does the Glorious Day Appear. The music is well played and well sung. One thing that I really liked was that the soloists also made up the chorus which certainly makes for better singing all the way around. There was ample use of Trumpets, Recorders and strings which added to the overall interest. The soloists were all of a high quality consisting of some well known names of my favorites: Michael Chance, John Mark Ainsley and Michael George. The other solists were:Gillian Fisher, Tessa Bonner, Charles Daniels and Charles Pott. If you enjoy Purcell's music you will certainly enjoy this recording.

Average customer rating: Generally impressed Not the best, but definitely worth it

Thompson: Ye Shall Have A Song Manufacturer: Arsis Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD All Works by Thompson | Thompson, Randall | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Choral Music of Amy Beach and Randall Thompso Thompson: Frostiana; Testament of Freedom Randall Thompson: The Light of Stars Eric Whitacre: The Complete A Cappella Works, 1991-2001 ASIN: B0000015E7 Release Date: 2006-10-24

Tracks:

1. The Peaceable Kingdom: Say Ye To The Righteous
2. The Peaceable Kingdom: Woe Unto Them
3. The Peaceable Kingdom: The Noise Of A Multitude
4. The Peaceable Kingdom: Howl Ye
5. The Peaceable Kingdom: The Paper Reeds By The Brooks
6. The Peaceable Kingdom: But These Are They
7. The Peaceable Kingdom: Have Ye Not Known?
8. The Peaceable Kingdom: Ye Shall Have A Song
9. Bitter-Sweet
10. The Best Of Rooms
11. Alleluia
12. Odes Of Horace: O fons Bandusiae
13. Odes Of Horace: Vitas Hinnuleo
14. Odes Of Horace: Montium Custos
15. Odes Of Horace: Felices ter
16. The Last Invocation

Customer Reviews:

Generally impressed.......2006-07-13

Like the other reviewer, I enjoyed the title piece, Ye Shall Have a Song, Alleluia, Felices Ter, and also The Last Invocation. I think it's a worthwhile cd to buy, simply because Thompson is unique in his composition and this group can sing it better than most. While not possessing the weight of the aforementioned Robert Shaw Chorale, they do have great clarity without sacrificing vowel purity. Think of an American version of The Cambridge Singers only one step below in regards to overall quality.

The Peaceable Kingdom is a hard set to get through, but it does have some fantastic moments, the best being at the end of Ye Shall Have a Song. Some people think that piece and the overall recording has too much reverb (they sang it in some huge church), but I disagree. It's the kind of sound that gives you a rush when you hear the power and quality behind the sound! The bases are above average, tenors wonderful on Felices Ter and The Last Invocation - and the men blend wonderfully within the group. The same is true for the women. The altos are lovely, and the sopranos perform admirably, finding the balance between heavy screaming and too light singing. Thompson's layers are clearly delineated by each section and each sings its line so that you know where it's going and how it fits with the other three.

The group handles the pieces well and they're written by one of the premier 20th century American composers. For a Randall Thompson fan or a choral music nerd, this cd's a must.

Not the best, but definitely worth it.......2000-07-13

As someone so accustomed to the Robert Shaw choruses and the standard of excellence they acquired and established for future choral ensembles, it is difficult to accept anything less. However, I must say that the American Repertory Singers do an adequate if not excellent job of taking Randall Thompson's works, some more popular than others, and performing them well. Four pieces stick out for me: The Paper Reeds by the Brooks, Ye Shall Have a Song, Alleluia, and Felices Ter. The Peaceable Kingdom has never been a favorite of mine, either listening or performing, but these first two mentioned pieces, performed the way they were by the American Repertory Singers, make it a worthwhile experience. The tempo chosen for both as well as the blend and tonality of the singers does an exceptional job of conveyiing the emotions I think Randall Thompson intended from this set. Alleliua is obviously Thompson's most well-known work on this CD and most certainly one of his best ever composed. I've heard this piece performed at various tempi with various blends and dynamics and have come to determine that it depends on the music it is surrounded by that establishes a particular performance as being necessarily "correct." As heard on this CD, the performance is very good but it is hard to acknowledge it as "great" since the beauty is really in the ear of the beholder and we all personalize what we hear and judge it that way. My first experience with the Medieval-based Felices Ter from the Odes to Horace was at the Los Angeles Master Chorale High School Choral Festival hosted by Paul Salumonovich. I much prefer the performance this group gave on the CD. The tenderness is wonderfully expressed and emotions build to a peak as the piece builds in depth of range and volume toward the close of the piece. It is one I love listening to over and over again. I lost my original copy of this CD but fully intend to repurchase it. As with just about any CD one might purchase, there are moments I would prefer not to be present on this recording. On the whole, though, the CD is a worthy buy by a worthy group deserving of credit for their performance.

Average customer rating:

Odes Vangelis With Irene Papas Manufacturer: Umvd Import ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music General | New Age | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Electronic | Progressive | Rock | Styles | Music Dance & DJ | Imports | Stores | Music New Age | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B000RGH4FQ Release Date: 2007-07-09

Tracks:

1. Quarante Braves
2. Danse du Feu
3. Lew Kolokotronei
4. Fleuve
5. Racines
6. Lamento
7. Menousis

Album Description

The long deleted Vangelis and Irene Papas album, Odes, was originally recorded at Vangelis' Nemo studios in London back in 1978 and was released the following year in only a few European territories. Odes is based mostly on traditional Greek Folk songs with additional poems and lyrics written by Irene Papas and the Greek author and politician Ariana Stassinopoulos. Vangelis arranged, wrote and produced all of the music on the album. This digitally remastered version of the album was also remastered by the maestro himself at his home studio in Greece. Universal. 2007.

Album Details

The Long Deleted Vangelis and Irene Papas Album, Odes, was Originally Recorded at Vangelis' Nemo Studios in London Back in 1978 and was Released the Following Year in Only a Few European Territories. This is the First Time that the CD Has Been Made Available in the UK. "Odes" is Based Mostly on Traditional Greek Folk Songs with Additional Poems and Lyrics Written by Irene Papas and the Greek Author and Politician Ariana Stassinopoulos. Vangelis Arranged, Wrote and Produced all of the Music on the Album. This Digitally Remastered Version of the Album was also Remastered by the Maestro Himself at his Home Studio in Greece.

Average customer rating:

Three Odes - Edward Artemiev Manufacturer: Electroshock Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B000GE0ABE

Product Description

1. Ode#1. Ode To The Herald Of God. A Torch 2. Ode#1. Ode To The Herald Of God. Herald Of God 3. Ode#1. Ode To The Herald Of God. Harmony Of The World 4. Ode#1. Ode To The Herald Of God. Sport - You Are A Perpetual Progress 5. Ode#1. Ode To The Herald Of God. A Beauty Of The Earth 6. Ode#1. Ode To The Herald Of God. Appeal 7. Ode#1. Ode To The Herald Of God. Interlude/Sport - You Are A Peace 8. Ode#2. Phantom From Mongolia 9. Ode#3. There And Here (Terzetto).

Average customer rating: Dated but fascinating

Henry Purcell: Odes and Anthems Manufacturer: Vanguard Classics ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Purcell, Henry | ( P ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Purcell, Henry | Composers | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General Modern | Modern, 20th, & 21st Century | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Anthems | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Odes | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Similar Items: Purcell: Odes for St. Cecilia's Day - Music for Queen Mary / Taverner Consort The Last King of Scotland (Widescreen Edition) ASIN: B0001Z4992 Release Date: 2004-06-08

Customer Reviews:

Dated but fascinating.......2005-05-09

When I first heard this recording of Purcell's "Come Ye Sons of Art" over the radio some 25 years ago, I was struck dumb with amazement. A man could sing like this? Since then, the skills of countertenors have improved markedly, and revisiting this performance was a bit of a let down. That said, it is a fascinating bit of musical history, a decent performance that gives us a look at the dawn of the modern countertenor phenomenon. Sir Michael Tippett conducts the Ode on St. Cecelia's day, and for circa 1960 these are good recordings, well conducted. Alfred Deller's place in musical history is secure.

Track Listings:

1. Opera Suites 1
2. Per Nørgard: Works For Solo Piano
3. Petridis: Concerto Grosso/Kalomiris: Symphony No.1
4. Piano Works for 4 Hands 2
5. Pietro Domenico Paradies: Complete Sonatas for Harpsichord, Volume 2 - Ottavio Dantone
6. Quartets, Opus 5,13,14 & ,44
7. Russian Serenades
8. Sacred Music From Court
9. Salzburg Symphonies
10. Scandinavian Contemporary Works

Track Listings

track listings

Track Listings

Nervous on the Road [Import]

Piano Concerti 18 & 24

Reminisce With Me

Live at Dizzy's [Live]

The Death of Venus 292

Stretchin' Out in [Import]

Songs of Inspiration

Symphonic Melismas

The Woodys

Saboréalo

The Curse of Blondie [DualDisc] [Enhanced]

That's the Way God Planned It [Import]

Privileged Few

Stockhausen: Stimmung

Vixen